false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182214945m/1245029.jpg 1245029 1 <div>"A readable and concise overview of how U.S. transportation came to its <br>present pass. . . . Goddard is at his best when recounting the complex <br>and interesting history of what has come to be called 'the highway <br>lobby.'. . . An excellent book for the general reader with an interest <br>in getting around."&#8212;Larry Fish, <i>Philadelphia Inquirer</i><br><br>"This is a riveting story: of mighty railroads hamstrung almost <br>overnight by government bureaucrats; of road interests led by General <br>Motors Corp. conspiring in city after city to destroy efficient trolley <br>systems . . . and of freeways that are far from free."&#8212;Bill Laitner, <br><i>Detroit Free Press</i><br><br>"The combination of forces and fates that turned America into a giant <br>parking lot from sea to shining sea is the subject of Stephen B. <br>Goddard's lively pop history. . . . As Mr. Goddard ably points out, <br>road-building and the creation of car-dependent suburbs have become ends <br>in themselves."&#8212;James Howard Kunstler, <i>Wall Street Journal</i><br><br>"The strength of Goddard's book is that he understands the complexities <br>of manipulating public opinion to influence legislatures."&#8212;David <br>Young, <i>Chicago Tribune</i><br><br>"[Goddard's] book is a deft and easily read history of how <br>transportation has shaped the nation and its economy, and ultimately, <br>how a federation of truck and car interests drastically tilted national <br>policies. . . . For many reasons this is an exceptionally important <br>work."&#8212;Jim Dwyer, <i>New York Newsday</i></div> 1233744 15 11 1996 Getting There: The Epic Struggle between Road and Rail in the American Century (Chicago Lectures in Mathematics) total:10|5:2|4:3|3:4|2:1| 10 36 17 2 4 0 false false Sun Nov 30 11:30:30 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 11:32:52 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Dec 13 19:38:02 -0800 2008 Thu Jul 23 10:07:41 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Sep 20 11:44:15 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 11:44:15 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Feb 21 16:31:57 -0800 2009 Mon May 04 07:31:19 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Feb 06 13:24:04 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 13:24:04 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jan 22 23:02:45 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 23:02:45 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jan 21 14:09:33 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 09:15:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 14:09:33 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Oct 20 19:29:01 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 20 19:29:01 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Aug 14 10:16:26 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 14 10:16:26 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Wed Jul 23 14:23:37 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 14:23:37 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Mon Jul 07 09:07:17 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 09:07:17 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Jun 28 16:52:33 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 16:52:33 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri Mar 14 10:47:16 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 14 10:47:16 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Mar 12 06:32:09 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 12 06:32:09 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Mon Dec 03 12:55:48 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 03 12:55:48 -0800 2007 0 0 false false Sun Nov 25 07:51:59 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 25 07:51:59 -0800 2007 2 0 false false Thu Aug 30 17:46:32 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 30 17:46:32 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1245029